Why SELENIUM for Hashimoto's (Autoimmune Hypothyroid)?
Dr. Berg’s Healthy Keto and Intermittent Fasting Podcast
Dr. Eric Berg
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🗓️ 18 November 2020
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In this podcast, Dr. Berg answers the question of why Selenium for a condition called Hashimoto’s. Hashimoto is a hypothyroid condition or an under-functioning thyroid condition. It is an autoimmune condition whereby the body is attacking itself. Selenium is involved in producing the key enzyme for various functions. He also talks about the different function of this key enzyme and foods that increases selenium.
Key Enzyme Functions:
1. Conversion from T4-T3
2. Mercury Detoxification
3. Decrease Antibodies
Foods that Increases Selenium:
1. Brazil Nuts
2. Sea Foods (including Oysters and Shrimp)
3. High-quality Eggs
4. Seeds
Types of Thyroid Evaluation:
• Anti-Thyroperoxidase Anti-Bodies
• Anti-Thyroglobulin Anti-Bodies
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| 0:00.0 | So if you guys have any questions whatsoever about keto or in a minute fasting, |
| 0:04.4 | whether you're starting keto as a new person or just need to debug your program or we have a question about a product. |
| 0:10.5 | Call one of our keto consultants. They'll be able to help you. Call 5405.7. |
| 0:29.0 | Welcome to the Dr. Berg's Healthy Kito and Interminute fasting podcast, where Dr. Berg takes you on the journey for the truth about getting healthy and losing healthy weight. Hey guys in this video we're going to answer someone's question why |
| 0:47.3 | selenium which is a trace mineral for a condition called Hashimoto's |
| 0:51.9 | okay Hashimoto's. Okay? |
| 0:53.3 | Hashimoto's is a hypo-thyroid condition. |
| 0:58.0 | It's an under-functioning thyroid condition. |
| 1:01.2 | But it's an autoimmune condition, which is very different than other types of hypothyroid conditions, whereby |
| 1:07.2 | the body is attacking itself. |
| 1:09.6 | So you have, here's a thyroid, and you have antibodies that are produced by the body |
| 1:18.0 | attacking itself, keeping the thyroid from functioning normally. |
| 1:22.0 | Now, selenium is involved in producing and |
| 1:26.1 | creating key enzymes for various functions. One function would be the |
| 1:31.1 | conversion from T4 to T3. Number two, mercury detoxification. Now |
| 1:38.9 | mercury has a lot of affinity for the thyroid. So selenium would be very important to bind with mercury |
| 1:47.1 | to allow mercury to pass through the body and not get stuck in the thyroid. And by the way, |
| 1:52.1 | selenium is most concentrated in the thyroid. And by the way, selenium is most concentrated in the thyroid gland. So we need |
| 1:56.7 | selenium for various functions. But number three, and most importantly, selenium will decrease certain antibodies related to the thyroid. |
| 2:06.1 | Now when you go to your doctor to get your thyroid evaluated, they're going to look for various |
| 2:10.4 | things. |
| 2:11.4 | Okay. |
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